That's my favorite of your acoustic guitars. I had a Shenandoah kit by Martin a D-18 Mahogany back and sided w/spruce top. The person I purchased it from did custom inlay work for Gibson and others. I had endless options. I had all the appointments of a 41 but had a black pick guard and old style open Schaller tuners. It had a wonderful rich high to mid tone to it. Unfortunately I went through a divorce and had to sell it... Years later my Dad traded his 1970 Gibson J200 acoustic for a D-28 and I received it after he passed away. I wouldn't sell it for a million dollars !!! I've been a faithful follower and fan of yours for about 5 years now and I really appreciate all the free lessons you provide !!! I've learned so much !!! You and your family have a great and safe new year !!!
Just to Update on this video as a watcher and person that does miss James! To people looking to buy one...buy on from 2018 and up now. The reason is they now moved the forward shifted x-scalloped bracing just like the 42 and 45 so essentially now you ARE getting a D-45 with just less bling. Uses East Indian Rosewood back and sides and sitka top...only thing I've heard is different is that they use a better grade of top the higher you go...by eye...imo that doesn't mean much unless it's master level....so I'd say pretty much identical 41, 42 and 45 cept bling....we are in another goldne age for acoustics and electrics imo...
Happy New Year to you and yours.....thanks for all the music & videos in 2020! You did your part in helping make a crazy year more enjoyable! Hands down the best guitar channel on TH-cam....love the Martin & pretty much all your guitars! Thanks again JJ.
I got a Martin in 2019 after not getting a new acoustic for over a decade. It’s a D16-GT, which go for $1500 retail, but, man, that guitar is the nicest thing I’ve ever gotten for myself. It’s apparently called the workingman’s D28 and the name fits. Love those higher end Martin’s, too. That’s a beauty.
Honestly they are also very nice people to work with. You can get them on the phone and the guided tours are excellent as said above. I accidentally dragged my family into the old factory (not knowing what I was doing). I figured the wrong door and walked into the assembly area of the 1861 unit. The sales people and learning luthiers assemble the kits there if folks want one built. They kindly walked us out into the showroom and explained the operation as we went. Hell, I didn't even feel too much like an idiot. lol
I have an HD 28 and it is the best guitar I ever owned. I want to eventually get a Gibson J200 like you have one of these days. Happy New Year James James and I appreciate your guidance and lessons.!! Take care!
The D28 (post-war) and D35 have straight bracing, though thinner in the latter. The HD28, D41, D42 and D45 have scalloped bracing. The scalloped bracing, and the thinner bracing of the D35, allows more reverberation and, all else being equal, more volume and bass. But individual Martins have their own sound, so hard to generalise.
Nice ax! My 87 D28 has the volute and the morse code inlay on the back, but no purfling around the body. Just the black & white bindings. Had to chuckle when started noodling. I do the same thing and after a long time I jump out of it. It's like it reaches out and grabs your soul. lol. Really nice sound - and sustain. The real difference I believe is the internal hand work on the bracing and attention to fine detail. Maybe a slightly better grade of top wood & the D28 doesn't have that nice headstock with the binding. They are definitely a step above. Won't tell you about my buddy's 67 D28. (brazillian and beautiful and sadly gone)
Awesome guitar. I was very close to buy one last year but a reimaged amberburst hd28 came home with me instead.Funny thing happens when I go shopping for a Gibson or other accoustic guitar...always end up bringing a Martin home. Hd28, d18ge, 00018ge, om28v and 00015m. My next Martin will be a d28 Marquis if I can find one reasonable.
Love the D41...it’s a D45 (the top-end Martin) with less bling. My 2017 D41 is a keeper also....not cheap but well worth it if you like a great sounding dreadnought. It’s a Sitka spruce top and East Indian Rosewood back and sides. For me, it’s about the Martin tone...it’s just down right beautiful. JJ is right...it is great with fingerpicking or strumming...but the bonus is-it’s functional art and beautiful to look at as well. I played many high-end Martins and this was the best in my view.
Have admired your D41 for years, really like your SJ200 as well, which one would be the " desert island " guitar ? thanks for posting, been a fan since the PT days, Happy New Year !!
Beautiful guitar, James, you do it justice....but that pickguard will always bug you. Martin used these pixellated guards up until around 2010-2012 (depends on the particular guitar) but now use quality guards made by DelMar: these have a proper tortoiseshell look and a nice bevelled edge. You can order one from a Martin dealer and it would be no trouble at all for a repairman to remove that awful one and replace it with the DelMar. Go on, you know you want to...
The J200 will always be my sentimental favorite, but the D55 is the best acoustic I've ever played. I'd dump the Martin in a second before I sold the D55.
@@jamesjames9275 - I have a Taylor 714ce and Martin d42. I was considering a J200 or a Dove but I’ll check out the Guild D55 for my next big purchase. Thx!
Honestly, I can't stand the sound of electric-acoustic guitars. I've owned a few, but I ended up going back to just sticking a mic in front of the sound hole. That's the best amplified acoustic tone to my ears. I know people will disagree, but I don't like pickups on acoustic guitars. Don't like cutaways on acoustic guitars, either. I'm old!
The 41 and 45 have a different bracing than say the D28. The ornamentation (abalone) is also prevalent on these models. The D41 was originally thought to be a working guitar, the D45 is a presentation guitar (that TV appearance you dream of). They should sound identical and if you got the bucks and want to pay the Martin guy for weeks of inlay work, get the 45. The 28 however, is the one that is on more albums, tv and film soundtracks than any other guitar (the old Gibson slope shoulder J40 running a close second). Tony Rice, God rest his soul, played a D28 that Doc Watson gave him. Guitarists are conservative. They go for sound. The rest of us are wowed by $ and flash. So many things artists don’t tell you. The J200 became popular because Jumbos are “quieter” than dreadnoughts. To a wannabe, that sounds like a negative. It’s not. Acoustic ensemble music depends on blend, not every guitar being out front all the time. Buy what you can hear. The visual part will usually follow.
not too long ago, I went to purchase a D-41 Guitar, ordered it, it arrived at GC and when I lifted it out of the case I almost threw it through the roof it was so light, felt like Balsa wood or a model of a guitar..... It was the new Re-imagined Martins,,, In my opinion they destroyed Martin.. It felt and sounded so cheap, it was horrible.... as a matter of fact a $900 guild played 10 x's better... on another note, in one of your other videos you posted I told you if you need guitar space I'll take that one off your hands, just let me know.... beautiful guitar.....
I can't comment on the sound of that particular instrument, but light does not equal cheap. In fact, it is a common thing that extremely high-quality guitars are extremely fragile compared to mass-produced instruments. Solid wood cracks, laminate doesn't. Solid wood is more sensitive to temperature and humidity changes, especially when you are combining different types of wood for fancy inlays or marquetry. Natural lacquer cracks, polyurethane doesn't. And, as to weight, shaving bracing to tune the top doesn't add mass.
@@Markle2k The tobacco burst Dove is gone. I replaced it with a Custom Shop Dove in Flight. I still have that one and I won't be parting with it any time soon. :)
Hey James just got a classic d28 with electric pickup. The factory is incredible to tour. I only live an hour away!
Beautiful sound
That's my favorite of your acoustic guitars.
I had a Shenandoah kit by Martin a D-18 Mahogany back and sided w/spruce top. The person I purchased it from did custom inlay work for Gibson and others. I had endless options. I had all the appointments of a 41 but had a black pick guard and old style open Schaller tuners. It had a wonderful rich high to mid tone to it.
Unfortunately I went through a divorce and had to sell it...
Years later my Dad traded his 1970 Gibson J200 acoustic for a D-28 and I received it after he passed away.
I wouldn't sell it for a million dollars !!!
I've been a faithful follower and fan of yours for about 5 years now and I really appreciate all the free lessons you provide !!! I've learned so much !!!
You and your family have a great and safe new year !!!
The D-41 is a nice guitar and has a distinctive voice. As is the D-35 which has Fogelberg's tone. We will enjoy all you play with this Gem!
Just to Update on this video as a watcher and person that does miss James! To people looking to buy one...buy on from 2018 and up now. The reason is they now moved the forward shifted x-scalloped bracing just like the 42 and 45 so essentially now you ARE getting a D-45 with just less bling. Uses East Indian Rosewood back and sides and sitka top...only thing I've heard is different is that they use a better grade of top the higher you go...by eye...imo that doesn't mean much unless it's master level....so I'd say pretty much identical 41, 42 and 45 cept bling....we are in another goldne age for acoustics and electrics imo...
If you see this James hope you are doing good in life brother!
Happy New Year to you and yours.....thanks for all the music & videos in 2020! You did your part in helping make a crazy year more enjoyable! Hands down the best guitar channel on TH-cam....love the Martin & pretty much all your guitars! Thanks again JJ.
I got a Martin in 2019 after not getting a new acoustic for over a decade. It’s a D16-GT, which go for $1500 retail, but, man, that guitar is the nicest thing I’ve ever gotten for myself. It’s apparently called the workingman’s D28 and the name fits. Love those higher end Martin’s, too. That’s a beauty.
Beautiful guitar! Bought a Martin 12 years ago after wanting one for years. Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you James. 👍
Despite what people want to believe about "over priced" Martins.....they do sound beautiful.
Honestly they are also very nice people to work with. You can get them on the phone and the guided tours are excellent as said above. I accidentally dragged my family into the old factory (not knowing what I was doing). I figured the wrong door and walked into the assembly area of the 1861 unit. The sales people and learning luthiers assemble the kits there if folks want one built. They kindly walked us out into the showroom and explained the operation as we went. Hell, I didn't even feel too much like an idiot. lol
Abalone I do believe, not MOP...just saying, rock on dude, love your work, and have a happy safe new year !
That Martin is absolutely gorgeous. Nice way to end the year. Happy 2021 James
This is my favorite guitar of yours. So beautiful
Happy New Year, I hope the 2021’s a good one for you!
That Martin guitar is beautiful!!!
Lust is the word......I’d love one of those. Sounds great! 👍
I have an HD 28 and it is the best guitar I ever owned. I want to eventually get a Gibson J200 like you have one of these days. Happy New Year James James and I appreciate your guidance and lessons.!! Take care!
I love the sound of a Martin!
I’m up to a D35, that’s going to have to be the top of the Martin heap for me. Beautiful axe you’ve got there
Beautiful guitar James; I like the more understated D-41 than the D-45. Happy new year to you and keep up the good work.
happy new year james
The D28 (post-war) and D35 have straight bracing, though thinner in the latter. The HD28, D41, D42 and D45 have scalloped bracing. The scalloped bracing, and the thinner bracing of the D35, allows more reverberation and, all else being equal, more volume and bass. But individual Martins have their own sound, so hard to generalise.
Hay JJ that’s a beauty Happy new year ✌️
Nice ax! My 87 D28 has the volute and the morse code inlay on the back, but no purfling around the body. Just the black & white bindings. Had to chuckle when started noodling. I do the same thing and after a long time I jump out of it. It's like it reaches out and grabs your soul. lol. Really nice sound - and sustain. The real difference I believe is the internal hand work on the bracing and attention to fine detail. Maybe a slightly better grade of top wood & the D28 doesn't have that nice headstock with the binding. They are definitely a step above. Won't tell you about my buddy's 67 D28. (brazillian and beautiful and sadly gone)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO man I like dat one
Beautiful tone
Damn that’s beautiful guitar!!!!!!!'!!
Lust? Yes, me too. Bought mine couple years ago. Good to feel lust turn to love. D-41!
Stunner!!
Happy New Year James James .....go Bills !!!!
She’s a beaut, congrats
Guitar sounds real nice.
The purchase was a wise investment. You can make a nice profit if you sell now but don’t, too nice to sell.
Awesome guitar. I was very close to buy one last year but a reimaged amberburst hd28 came home with me instead.Funny thing happens when I go shopping for a Gibson or other accoustic guitar...always end up bringing a Martin home. Hd28, d18ge, 00018ge, om28v and 00015m. My next Martin will be a d28 Marquis if I can find one reasonable.
Love the D41...it’s a D45 (the top-end Martin) with less bling. My 2017 D41 is a keeper also....not cheap but well worth it if you like a great sounding dreadnought. It’s a Sitka spruce top and East Indian Rosewood back and sides. For me, it’s about the Martin tone...it’s just down right beautiful. JJ is right...it is great with fingerpicking or strumming...but the bonus is-it’s functional art and beautiful to look at as well. I played many high-end Martins and this was the best in my view.
thats funny, after I sold my house I upgraded to a better Martin too..
I got one too from the same era, second owner and she sings.
Sometimes people associate Martin dreadoughts with flatpicking bluegrass. Is this a skill that James James has considered acquiring?
Have admired your D41 for years, really like your SJ200 as well,
which one would be the " desert island " guitar ?
thanks for posting, been a fan since the PT days, Happy New Year !!
Definitely the 200. By comparison, everything else is kindling. :)
@@jamesjames9275 You made me feel sorry for the D41 with that cruel comment.
Can I adopt it?
Beautiful guitar, James, you do it justice....but that pickguard will always bug you.
Martin used these pixellated guards up until around 2010-2012 (depends on the particular guitar) but now use quality guards made by DelMar: these have a proper tortoiseshell look and a nice bevelled edge. You can order one from a Martin dealer and it would be no trouble at all for a repairman to remove that awful one and replace it with the DelMar. Go on, you know you want to...
Now I have to inspect my pick guard. Lol!
I had a Clapton for a few years that I bought new but ended up selling it. Just didn't move the needle.
My 1973 D18 cost me $320 new. It’s closing in on 50 years old. I figure I’ve been renting it for 50-cents a month. Not a bad deal.
Hey from Australia...what is your preferred action on dreadnaught acoustics
..I sold my house and upgraded my guitar also , my wife's really upset ...I'm like relax ...I'll get you and the kids into another house eventually ..
Lovely sound. What strings and gauge are you using?
Modified low oval neck shape with scalloped braces. 1 3/4" nut great for finger picking
Uh Oh! Now I'm gonna be lookin at my Martin's pick guard ...... :@)
that guitar is as old as me
Beauty
I have a HD-35,,,,Which I love. But I've always coveted the D-41.
Maybe I can hire you to find and buy guitars for me? ha ha ha ha
So what’s do you prefer of you full body acoustics. your Martin, j200, guild, hummingbird?
The J200 will always be my sentimental favorite, but the D55 is the best acoustic I've ever played. I'd dump the Martin in a second before I sold the D55.
@@jamesjames9275 - I have a Taylor 714ce and Martin d42. I was considering a J200 or a Dove but I’ll check out the Guild D55 for my next big purchase.
Thx!
Do you ever put and electronics/pickup systems in your acoustics? If so, any recommendations?
Honestly, I can't stand the sound of electric-acoustic guitars. I've owned a few, but I ended up going back to just sticking a mic in front of the sound hole. That's the best amplified acoustic tone to my ears. I know people will disagree, but I don't like pickups on acoustic guitars. Don't like cutaways on acoustic guitars, either. I'm old!
I have a D41 Special from the custom shop
Yeah what exactly makes a D45 4k more?
The 41 and 45 have a different bracing than say the D28. The ornamentation (abalone) is also prevalent on these models. The D41 was originally thought to be a working guitar, the D45 is a presentation guitar (that TV appearance you dream of). They should sound identical and if you got the bucks and want to pay the Martin guy for weeks of inlay work, get the 45. The 28 however, is the one that is on more albums, tv and film soundtracks than any other guitar (the old Gibson slope shoulder J40 running a close second). Tony Rice, God rest his soul, played a D28 that Doc Watson gave him. Guitarists are conservative. They go for sound. The rest of us are wowed by $ and flash. So many things artists don’t tell you. The J200 became popular because Jumbos are “quieter” than dreadnoughts. To a wannabe, that sounds like a negative. It’s not. Acoustic ensemble music depends on blend, not every guitar being out front all the time. Buy what you can hear. The visual part will usually follow.
not too long ago, I went to purchase a D-41 Guitar, ordered it, it arrived at GC and when I lifted it out of the case I almost threw it through the roof it was so light, felt like Balsa wood or a model of a guitar..... It was the new Re-imagined Martins,,, In my opinion they destroyed Martin.. It felt and sounded so cheap, it was horrible.... as a matter of fact a $900 guild played 10 x's better... on another note, in one of your other videos you posted I told you if you need guitar space I'll take that one off your hands, just let me know.... beautiful guitar.....
I can't comment on the sound of that particular instrument, but light does not equal cheap. In fact, it is a common thing that extremely high-quality guitars are extremely fragile compared to mass-produced instruments. Solid wood cracks, laminate doesn't. Solid wood is more sensitive to temperature and humidity changes, especially when you are combining different types of wood for fancy inlays or marquetry. Natural lacquer cracks, polyurethane doesn't. And, as to weight, shaving bracing to tune the top doesn't add mass.
I covet it. (And your Dove. And your Hummingbird. And your 345. And your Goldtop. And . . .)
I think the Dove is gone. Or the Hummingbird. But I think it was that Dove that he sold.
@@Markle2k The tobacco burst Dove is gone. I replaced it with a Custom Shop Dove in Flight. I still have that one and I won't be parting with it any time soon. :)
5.500 €......guauuuuuuuuu!!!!
Those are terrible guitars you should give it to me immediately and you should get something better or something